Amending Act No. 16
Act No. 171, enacted on July 16, 1901, amends the previous Act Numbered Sixteen regarding the reorganization of the Forestry Bureau in the Philippine Islands. It establishes the positions of Chief and Assistant Chief of the Forestry Bureau, setting their annual salaries at $3,500 and $3,000, respectively. In the event of a vacancy in the Chief position, the Assistant Chief will assume the Chief's responsibilities without additional pay until the position is filled. The Act emphasizes the urgency of its enactment for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 171
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 16, 1901
ACT NO. 171
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE FORESTRY BUREAU OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS"
SECTION 1. Chief; Assistant Chief; Delay or Vacancy. — Act Numbered Sixteen for the reorganization of the Forestry Bureau of the Philippine Islands is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) of section one and inserting in lieu thereof the following subsection:
"(a) There shall be a Chief of the Forestry Bureau, who shall receive compensation at the rate of three thousand five hundred dollars per year, and an assistant chief, who shall receive compensation at the rate of three thousand dollars per year, all in money of the United States. In case of delay in filling the office of Chief of the Forestry Bureau, or if for any other reason there is a vacancy therein, the assistant chief shall, in addition to his duties as such, exercise the authority and discharge the duties of the Chief of the Forestry Bureau until the office is duly filled, without additional compensation."
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. cdta
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted: July 16, 1901
Cite This Law
Amending Act No. 16, Act No. 171, Jul 16, 1901 (Philippines)
Amending Act No. 16, Act No. 171 (Phil. 1901)
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